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Petition for my parents and young sister in the states.

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mrtravel Explorer

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2 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

No.  Not with living parents.  Immigration doesn't play that way

What?  Living parents is not a bar to  adoption as long as the parents agree to it.
My question was more related to adopting a sibling. I have never researched that.
I know you can adopt a child that has living parents.

 

Do you have some real knowledge that adoption would prevent him from sponsoring her?
 

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Just now, mrtravel said:

What?  Living parents is not a bar to  adoption as long as the parents agree to it.
My question was more related to adopting a sibling. I have never researched that.
I know you can adopt a child that has living parents.
 

It is for immigration benefits. Again, uscis doesn't play that way.

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geowrian Grand Master

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Just now, mrtravel said:

What?  Living parents is not a bar to  adoption as long as the parents agree to it.
My question was more related to adopting a sibling. I have never researched that.
I know you can adopt a child that has living parents.
 

Legal adoption and adoption to qualify for immigration benefits are not the same.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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1 minute ago, dieang said:

My parents and siblings came to the country legally and they still legal here. 

Then adjust your parents and have them get re entry permits while they take your sister home to be with her during her two year wait.

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  Adoption with living parents would only work if the parents were declared unfit and incapable of caring for the child in the standards of the home country.   Immigration wants to make sure the people do not try to use adoption as a quick way around mandatory wait.  I bet every sibling petitioner from the Philippines wishes they could use adoption to avoid the wait of more than 2 decades.   

This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this.

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3 hours ago, mrtravel said:

What?  Living parents is not a bar to  adoption as long as the parents agree to it.
My question was more related to adopting a sibling. I have never researched that.
I know you can adopt a child that has living parents.

 

Do you have some real knowledge that adoption would prevent him from sponsoring her?
 

This question (adopting a relative) have been asked many times here and there have been people who have made the attempt. @Transborderwife is right; adoption for Immigration benefits is extremely strict. And it is strict for the very reason you want to do it. It is an old trick once used by immigrants which USCIS has since clamped down on it by implementing very strict rules on immigration adoptions. It has been this way for a while now.

 

And as @geowrian mentioned, you can certainly adopt your sister. But immigration will not grant her status if she has living parents who can take care of her just fine.

 

You have already been given good advice. There is no quick and easy way for all of them to gain status here. You can choose to take the advice and do it the right way or you can choose not to and run the risk of your relatives being here illegally, which could make it even more difficult for them to legally gain status in the future.

“When starting an immigration journey, the best advice is to understand that sacrifices have to be made... whether it is time, money, or separation; or a combination of all.” - Unlockable

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Just realized that the above post I was replying to was not from the OP.

“When starting an immigration journey, the best advice is to understand that sacrifices have to be made... whether it is time, money, or separation; or a combination of all.” - Unlockable

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